CHICAGO ART REVIEW
M INIREVIEW : G ROU P PAIN TING SH OW @ EBERSM OORE
http://chicagoartreview.wordpress.com/2009/11/14/minireview-group-painting-show-ebersmoore/
STEVE KUSH RUIZ
November 14, 2009, 8:12 pm
Filed under: Artist Run Spaces, Chicago, MiniReview, Openings, Reviews
(Note: I’m catching up on my backlog of shows I attended, photographed, and never
wrote about. Enjoy the pictures and the brief summary.)
The first show at the new Ebersmoore space was also the last show at the Ebersb9
space. Given the straightforward title of Group Painting Show, and including the work of
Amy Mayfield, Howard Fonda, Tyson Reeder, Sebastian Vallejo, and Paul Wackers.
True to its name, it reflected more of a cool contemporary collection than any other
curatorial theme. There were, however, some very interesting examples of bleeding
edge interplay, including the shitty-nouveau, grungy, sculptural use of paint as used
here by Reeder, the taped off, layered look used here by Wackers, and a return to
traditional content such as still-lifes, interiors, and even portraiture.
Group Painting Show ran from September 25th to October 23rd @ ebersb9, which
became ebersmoore, 213 N. Morgan, #3C.